On Fire! US hunger for gas power so large, wait time for turbines blows out to 5+ years « JoNova

On Fire! US hunger for gas power so large, wait time for turbines blows out to 5+ years « JoNova

National Archives at College Park – Archives II (College Park, MD) 1979 By Jo Nova The ferocious demand for gas power to feed US Datacenters has triggered a global shortage Such is the cashed up desire for gas turbines in the US, that all around the world other people are struggling to get gas turbines. Manufacturers have ramped up production, but waiting times have blown out to more than five years. In sheer desperation, companies are converting jet engines into small gas turbines. Wow – this graph from the latest IEA report The demand for gas power in “US captive data centers” is so large it is bigger than the investment in gas power in any other country except for the investment in grid connected datacentres, also in the USA. Anyone who thinks they can just add a gas turbine here and there to patch up a gap in their renewable transition could be in for a nasty surprise. “It only takes 30 -45 days to convert a Boeing 737 Jet Engine….” Soaring Electricity Demand Meets Gas Turbine Shortage By Irene Slav, OilPrice Turbine makers like Siemens, GE Vernova, and Mitsubishi are ramping [...]